Monmouth Survives Towson 41-40 After a Missed Extra Point
Zaydaan Faridi's extra point after Towson's last touchdown failed, and Monmouth won 41-40. Make that kick and it is 41-41 with 1:41 to play.
That was Towson's second missed extra point of the day (the first came after Aaron Enterline's 9-yard touchdown in the first quarter). Andrew Indorf threw four touchdown passes: 9 yards to Enterline, 6 to Xavier Pugh, 7 and 8 to Cleveland Charlton. Pugh also ran one in from a yard out with 9:55 left in the fourth to tie it at 34-34. Indorf was 21 of 35 for 279 yards, and one of his passes was intercepted and returned 71 yards for a score by Amori McNeil.
That pick-six is how Monmouth got out of a hole. Towson led 27-17 early in the third quarter, the biggest gap of the game, and then Frankie Weaver took over. He threw 13 yards to Gavin Nelson, Sky Sholder kicked a 36-yard field goal to tie it at 27-27, and McNeil's return made it 34-27 with 14:37 left. After Pugh tied it, Weaver found Nelson again from 41 yards with 5:09 to go for 41-34. Nelson ended with eight catches for 100 yards and two touchdowns. The game had four lead changes and two ties.
Monmouth had 417 total yards to Towson's 375, 199 of them rushing, and three defensive sacks. Both teams threw one interception. Towson falls to 0-4 after losing by a single point. Monmouth improves to 4-1.
For fantasy, Indorf's 35 points were his season high, Nelson had 30 and Enterline had 27.4 on six catches for 154 yards.